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This community contains collections of each academic department, major, and program at Kalamazoo College, including Senior Individualized Projects (SIPS).
In order to browse SIPs, click on a department name and then on "Senior Individualized Projects."
All materials in the Kalamazoo College Digital Archive are subject to Title 17 of the U.S. Code.
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American Studies [2]
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Political Science [772]
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Psychology [801]
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Religion [156]
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Romance Languages (French and Spanish) [319]
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Women, Gender, and Sexuality [19]
Documents from the Kalamazoo College Women, Gender, and Sexuality Concentration
Recent Submissions
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Reverse Logistics in Food Manufacturing Plants : Economic, Environmental, and Social Incentives : A Case Study on The Kellogg Company
(2016)This paper analyzes the potential of implementing reverse logistics models in food manufacturing plants in pursuit of economic, environmental, and social gains. Reverse logistics is essentially the reverse distribution of ... -
Integrating the Social Cost of Carbon into Michigan's Selection of Development Projects
(2016)Climate change caused by anthropogenic carbon emissions is a growing global issue. Many costs associated with carbon emissions are not realized in cost analyses, including the strategic selection of economic development ... -
The Relationship Between Age and Lead Corrosion : a Case Study in Flint, MI
(2017)The affect of age of water infrastructure on the water quality of a geographic area is understated and under researched. This case study correlates the water infrastructure 5 zip codes within the city of Flint, MI and a ... -
Costs of a Changing Planet : An Integrated Cost-Benefit Analysis and Multi-Criteria Assessment of Climate Adaptation Strategies and Policy Solutions for the Future
(2017)This paper attempts to analyze the effectiveness of climate change adaptation strategies using the circumstances of two specific case studies - the Republic of Kiribati and California. The analysis addresses the complexities ... -
Slim Wins : How 3G Capital Reinvented the Packaged Food Industry
(2017)3G Capital is a United States-based private equity firm created by Brazilian businessmen with an appetite for Americana. Since its inception in 2004, 3G Capital has targeted American staples, such as fast food giant Burger ... -
Internalizing Externalities : An Exploration of Equitable Distribution of Carbon Pricing Revenue
(2017)Global climate change is the problem of our generation, and if we fail to act on it now, it may be too late. The issue is being fueled by the unfettered emission of carbon dioxide into our air by an economy built on fossil ... -
The Economic and Environmental Impact of Sustainable Building : A Life Cycle Analysis Using the Arcus Center as a Case Study
(2017)There is currently a stigma related to the construction of green, sustainable buildings. In the past, sustainable technology was far too expensive to yield a return on investment. This discouraged architects from incorporating ... -
Inflation Targeting and the Relationship with Wealth
(Kalamazoo College, 2015)Inflation is targeted on a near zero basis by the Federal Reserve. Inflation targeting is meant to keep inflation from ruining the stability of the economy. However, a low target inflation rate disallows for a more elastic ... -
Effects of Media-type and a MAP Kinase on Caenorhabditis elegans Lifespan and Ability to Regulate Intestinal Colonization by Bacterial Strains From its Native Environment
(Kalamazoo College, 2015)Innate immunity research has utilized the model nematode Caenorhabditis elegans for the past several decades. The elucidation of conserved components of innate immunity in C. elegans has advanced our understanding of immune ... -
The Effects of a Locally Made Pineapple and Papaya Herbicide on Weeds and Soil Health
(Kalamazoo College, 2015)Herbicides are the predominant method used to control weeds in agricultural fields, and are also incorporated into sustainable weed control plans, such as Integrated Weed Management. There are rising concerns about these ... -
Propagation of the Satyrodes eurydice and Satyrode appalachia as Surrogates for the Endangered Neonympha mitchelli mitchelli.
(Kalamazoo College, 2015)Because of anthropogenic changes to the Earth's landscape, species richness has been negatively impacted (Houlahan & Findlay, 1997, Gurd et al. 2001). The largest cause for a decrease in species richness is habitat loss, ... -
Investigation of the Rearrangement of Organic Macrocycle N,N'-dimethyltribenzo-l ,4,7- triazacyclononane to 5,9-dimethyl-5,9- dihydroquinoxalino-[3,2, l-de]phenazine Cation Radical by Copper(II) Oxidation
(Kalamazoo College, 2015)The goal of this project was to extend the results from previous studies, as well as produce and characterize the 5,9-dimethyl-5,9-dihydroquinoxalino-[3,2,l-de] phenazine cation radical formed by Ross Beattie (2010), as ... -
Building a Better Biofuel: Discovering Physiological Differences Between Switchgrass Varieties
(Kalamazoo College, 2016)As demand increases due to the non-renewable nature of the energy sources we use, fuel and energy are becoming ever more important to society in the USA. Renewable forms have risen in recent years such as ethanol made from ... -
Oxycodone Dosing Methods
(Kalamazoo College, 2016)Presently physicians dose medications for patients based on a range they get from the Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR). By dosing a medication this way, the physician does not take into account individual patient's metabolic ... -
Detectable Diversity in Serratia and Pseudomonas Strains Found in a Local Environment
(Kalamazoo College, 2016)Eighteen S. marcescens, S. nematodiphila, and P. chiororaphis strains were isolated from a 5m x 5m plot of soil on Michigan State University's campus on Pseudomonas Isolation Agar. These strains were all found in one local ... -
Isotopic Composition of Crassostrea Virginica Shells as Indicator of the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
(Kalamazoo College, 2016)Through sclerochronological methods, this study examined the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on C. virginica specimens. Oysters are principal benthic filter feeders that effectively bioaccumulate substances, ... -
Analysis of Fecal Temperature and Feeding Behavior on the Gastrointestinal Nematode Egg Density in the Feces of Captive African Antelope
(Kalamazoo College, 2016)Conservation programs have become essential tools in the maintenance of biodiversity. In response to declining animal populations driven by physical landscape and climate pattern disruptions, wildlife organizations have ... -
Enzyme Functional Evolution of Single Amino Acids in Beta Genus (Sugar Beet) Promotes Multiple Differential Specialized Enzymes
(Kalamazoo College, 2016)Beta vulgaris (sugar beet) has been selectively cultivated for hundreds of years to produce traits such as increased sucrose production and more effective disease resistance. In order to cultivate sugar beets more effectively, ... -
Lack of Hydroxyproline O-Arabinosyltransferases Does Not Cause Over Deposition of Cellulose in the Moss Physcomitrella patens
(Kalamazoo College, 2016)The plant cell wall is a highly dynamic structure necessary for structural stability in the plant cell. Hydroxyproline O-Arabinosyltransferase (hpat) are genes which code for the proteins responsible for the arabinosylation ... -
In vitro Dose Assessment of Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Chemotactic Factors for Enhanced Musculoskeletal Tissue Regeneration
(Kalamazoo College, 2016)Regenerative medicine is a growing field that utilizes mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to repair damaged tissues. When induced, MSCs will migrate from tissues like bone marrow (BM)to sites of injury. Proteins known as ...
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